The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-04
HIS CHILD BRIDE SLAIN.
Joseph Schlemmer's Coid-Blooded,
Premediated Crime.

| 1CfK IeJutu SAYS;
A child wife was shot down in the streets
Of Jersey City Yesterday afternoon IN the
presence of her mother and grandmother.
The assassin, worthless husband, had
made careful preparations for the crime
| When arrested, after an UNSUCCESSFUL break
for liberty he was calm and unconcerned,
mailifesting no evidence or the deep love he
claimed 70 have for the murdered girl.
The victim Of the cold, prenedltated
crime was Minnie Schlemner, delicate
child of 10 years. She met Joseph Schlenl-
nler at a social gathering eighteen months
ago, and he became a regular visitor at her
home. He was 20 years old, and at
first Mrs. Mann, the mother Of the girl, en-
couraged him, but she soon discovered that
he was dissipated. Having had bitter ex-
perience with her own husband, hard
drinking barber, she endeavOred TO persuade
her daughter to bestow her affection on some
moro worthy man. Schlemmer and the
girls father were boon companions, and In
spite of the mothers protest the young
people were married with the approval OF
| the father.
PREMARITAL CONTRACT.
Mrs Mann insisted prior to the wedding,
which was performed by the Rev. Father
| Wahle, of St BOnifaceS Roman Catholic
church, Jersey City, Jan. II, that the young
couple should not live together until the
| bride had attained her 18th year. This
Schlcmmer agreed to, but Immediately af-
ter the wedding he insisted upon enjoying
the society of his vito. Mrs. Mann was
forced TO yield to preserve peace and har-
mopy in her unhappy home. II was decided
| to jointly keep house and divide the eN
pense Apartments were rented on Bay
| street.
1t was bad cOpartnership. Mann and
Schlemmer used the small wages they earned
in buying beer. There was no money to
| pay the grocer and butcher, and when rent
day arrived both men were penniless. The
landlord elected both families. Weary of
the life they had been leading Mrs Mann
and her daughter decided to leave their
| drunken husbands, and accepted an invita-
ton from Mr.. BOhn, the mother of Mrs.
Mann, to make their home with her in a
comfortable fiat at No. 5+4 Jersey avenue
Schlemmer, VINO is a shoemaker, procured
| a situation and tried to persuade his wife to
live with him. She had awakened to a re
aization of her black future with sot for
her husband and refused to return to him.
He did not retain his employment long. For
q week past he has steadily watched near
the home of his girl wife Whenever she
appeared he renewed his pleading with her
| to desert her home to abide with him. She
was mfexible.
She met him ut noon yesterday, aud
although she tried to avoid him he was
quickly at her side and once more impor-
tuned her to meet him again. When she
| returned home she informed her mother of
the meeting, and was advised to have moth
ing more TO do with him.
THE MURDER.
After luncheon Minnie, her mother and
grandmother started out to do some shop
lnng. They turned into First street, hoping
+ to avoid Schlcmmer, who they supposed was
lettering about the corner of Jersey and
Newark avenues, a block beyond. They
erred. They turned directly in his path.
He was standing in front Of LAWNS sa-
loon, at Erie and First streets. They did
not observe him until they were near Erie
street. too late 30 retrace their steps. He
advanced to meet them and accosted his
wife. She babe him go, saying, Il want
you to let me alone" She hurried across
the street aud he followed her, lodging a
horse car. The car separated the young
couple from Mrs. Mann and her mother
Her mother impatiently waited for the car
to pass to reioin her daughter and drive
from her side the dotested son-in-law.
Only a second elapsed, but il was enough
for the assassin to consummGte his murder
Gus work AS his wife cleared the car tracks
he clasped his lett arm about he waist, and
drawing her closely to him held her firmly.
In an instant he pulled out his pistol and
pressed the muzzle of the weapon against
her left breast close to the heart. Then he
|
upon its awful mission.
The car had Just passed as the shot was
fired and the murdered girls mother and
grandmother saw her reel and fall into the
arms of a pedestrian, She expired ten
minutes after receiving the mortal wound.
| TRYING TO ESCAPE.
| The murderer darted away as soon as be
fired, carrying the smoking pistol in his
hand He ran into LAWNS saloon, possibly
intending to escape by the side door. Officer
Logan, who was riding on the car, wit
messed the shooting and overlook Schlemmer
in the barroom. The murderer collided
with II screen and dropped the pistol.
Officer Cooper, who arrived a moment
after the tragedy, had the body of the muir
dered girl removed TO her grandmother
home after DR.. Rae had declared that life
was extinct.
| The prisoner was self possessed and made
no show of resistance on the way to the
police station. He said; Il expect the rope
Tor this" Schlemmer is a short thin, dark
complexioncd man. He weighs scarcely 100
pounds. His eyes are black and restless
When questioned by Chief OF Police Muir
ply he said: Last Wednesday l had an ap-
pointment to meet my wife and go to New
York to live. She refused, saying that her
mother did not want her TO go. / bought
the pistol ir Nelson's pawnshop some time
ago. l don't know how long ago. loaded
| IL tONOuy WIN ammunition DOu3nU 3U Il
store on Newark avenue. ! loaded it in
Birdsals club room in Newark avenue be-
cause ! did not want to live ANY longer.
| saw my wife ON the corner of Jersey ave
nue. and Newark avenue to-day and tried TO
speak to her, but she seemed afraid of her
mother and didu't speak to me. | followed
my wife aud her mother down the street,
and when they got to Erie and First streets
! again went up to speak to her and her
mother pushed me away. | then shot my
wife because her mother made my life mis-
cradle"
THAT'S WHAT DID THE WORK"
The Chief, taking the revolver from his
desk, asked is that the pistol!n
That's what did the work, was the calm
admission.
You know that you wife is deadF
II wish were dead, too" the murderer
answered. coolly
He was arraigned before Justice Stilsing
and showed no concern.
When asked whether he had anything TO
say, he replied;
Il don't want to say anything now"
He was remanded.
County Physician Converse, Who made a
superficial examination of the wound, found
tine bullet had entered just close 10 and
above the heart, and had probably severed
one OF the arteries. death resulting from in
| ternul hemoIrha0p